unit 6 Flashcards
medium
material of the art object, technical process, ex. painting, sculpture, drawing are each a different medium.
mixed media
artwork that combines different mediums, usually with no dominant medium
two dimensional art
drawing, painting, graphic arts, photography
three dimensional art
sculpture, architecture, ornamental practical arts
ephemeral art
less traditional or permanent art, using space or time in a non-traditional way; performance art, installation art, etc.
site specific
art created to exist in a particular location - designed to interact with or be influenced by its surroundings & environment.
painting
an artwork created using the medium of paint, including wall paintings fresco, easel painting
fresco
type of painting that employs water-based, pigment paint on top of freshly applied, wet plaster
still life
artwork that depicts an arrangement of inanimate objects
genre painting
scenes from daily life, treated realistically
drawing
the act of representing an image on a surface by means of adding lines and shades, as with a pencil, crayon, pen, chalk, pastels, etc. to make sketches, studies, cartoons or more complete works